Jeffrey Burt

Jeffrey Burt has been a journalist for more than three decades, writing about technology since 2000. He’s written for a variety of outlets, including eWEEK, The Next Platform, The Register, The New Stack, eSecurity Planet, and Channel Insider.

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, which is eyeing an IPO in the next 18 months, is buying startup Normalyze to improve its data protection capabilities and mitigate the threat humans present in an increasingly fast-paced, interconnected, and AI-focus world ... Read More

Cloud computing giant AWS, tipped off by Ukrainian security experts, seized domains that were being used by Russian threat group APT29 to send phishing emails to government officials and enterprises that contained malicious files that would grants the hackers access to the victims' systems ... Read More

A national security memo released by the Biden Administration is order government agencies to ensure the development and use of AI enables the United States to keep its edge in AI over global adversaries while continuing to align with the countries values ... Read More

The SEC fined Unisys, Avaya, Check Point, and Mimecast millions of dollars for disclosures in the wake of the high-profile SolarWinds data breach that intentionally mislead investors and downplayed the impact the supply chain attack had on them ... Read More

IBM is rolling out Guardian Data Security Center, a framework designed to give enterprises the tools they need to address the emerging cyberthreats that come the ongoing development of generative AI and quantum computing ... Read More

The Russian disinformation group Storm-1516 reportedly was behind a deepfake video that claimed so show a former student accusing vice presidential candidate Tim Walz of abusing him, the latest incident in a U.S. election season targeted for disruption by Russia, Iran, and China ... Read More

Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to crack a 22-bit encryption key, which can be used as a cautionary tale for what may lie ahead with future quantum systems but doesn't threaten the classical encryption being widely used today ... Read More

The U.S. Army is developing a cloud environment called N-CODE that will give smaller businesses access to the security technologies they need to meet stringent DoD cybersecurity requirements and compete for defense contracts ... Read More

The World Economic Forum is advocating a shift in security thinking from secure by design to resilience by design in the face of the rapid development and expanding connectivity of emerging technologies like AI, quantum computing, and the Internet of Things ... Read More

A survey of IT professionals by Hornetsecurity found that while the number of ransomware victims are paying the ransoms, more of the data is being lost. In addition, while ransomware protection is a top priority, many feared their organizations were unprepared for an attack ... Read More